Frowning, Trahearne sank down to sit next to her on the sand. He's trying to choose his words carefully, because he just can't claim to know very much about losing one's memories. Certainly some of his earlier memories had grown dim by now, but that didn't sound at all similar to having an entire gap of time gone missing.

"Is it some form of amnesia? I've heard stories about the damage that a blow to the head can cause. Warriors have lost track of their entire lives that way." Trahearne pauses and then adds, "I also know that age tends to wear away the details. I tried explaining that to a sapling once, and I unintentionally frightened her into thinking that time would 'steal' her experiences from her."